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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A narrow elevated platform at the side of the stage in a theater, from which a stagehand works the ropes controlling equipment in the flies.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the flies

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